This paper demonstrates that the treatment of nominal derivational morphology in P¯ an. ini's grammar of the Sanskrit language (ca. 500BC) is based on an architecture strikingly similar to that of modern inheritance-based lexica. Specifically, P¯ an. ini adopts a single inheritance network with defaults to account concisely for intricate cases of affix… (More)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am honored to thank Ellen F. Prince, my m e n tor, for her constant encouragement, invaluable comments, and her time during the preparation of this dissertation. She has been very supportive in all my y ears as a graduate student a t P enn and has contributed to my training as linguist throughout her courses, and in our dissertation club… (More)